before you or your child starts taking itand each time you get a refill. There may be new information. This Medication Guide does not takethe place of talking to your doctor about your treatment or your child’s treatment with STRATTERA.

What is the most important information I should know about STRATTERA?The following have beenreported with use of STRATTERA:1. Suicidalthoughts and actions in children and teenagers:Children and teenagers sometimes think about suicide, and many report trying to killthemselves. Results from STRATTERA clinical studies with over 2200 child or teenage ADHDpatients suggest that some children and teenagers may have a higher chance of havingsuicidal thoughts or actions.

Although no suicides occurred in these studies, 4 out of every 1000patients developed suicidal thoughts. Tell your child or teenager’s doctor if your child or teenager (or there is a family history of):•has bipolar illness (manic-depressive illness)•had suicide thoughts or actions before starting STRATTERA

The chance for suicidal thoughts and actions may be higher:

•early during STRATTERA treatment•during dose adjustments

Prevent suicidal thoughts and action in your child or teenager by:

•paying close attention to your child or teenager’s moods, behaviors, thoughts, and feelingsduring STRATTERA treatment•keeping all follow-up visits with your child or teenager’s doctor as scheduled

Watch for the following signs in your child or teenager during STRATTERA treatment:

3. Heart-related problems:•sudden death in patients who have heart problems or heart defects•stroke and heart attack in adults•increased blood pressure and heart rate

Tell your doctor if you or your child has any heart problems,heart defects, high blood pressure, or a family history of these problems. Your doctor should check you or your child carefully for heartproblems before starting STRATTERA.Your doctor should check your blood pressure or your child’s blood pressure and heart rateregularly during treatment with STRATTERA.

Call your doctor right away if you or your child has any signs of heart problems such aschest pain, shortness of breath, or fainting while taking STRATTERA.4. New mental (psychiatric) problems in children and teenagers:

•new psychotic symptoms (such as hearing voices, believing things that are not true, beingsuspicious) or new manic symptoms

Call your child or teenager’s doctor right away about any new mental symptoms

becauseadjusting or stoppingSTRATTERA treatment may need to be considered.

What Is STRATTERA?

STRATTERA is a selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor medicine. It is used for the treatmentof attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). STRATTERA may help increase attention anddecrease impulsiveness and hyperactivity in patients with ADHD.STRATTERA should be used as a part of a total treatment program for ADHD that may includecounseling or other therapies.STRATTERA has not been studied in children less than 6 years old.

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Who should not take STRATTERA?STRATTERA should not be taken if you or your child:

•are taking or have taken within the past 14 days an anti-depression medicine called amonoamine oxidase inhibitor or MAOI. Some names of MAOI medicines are Nardil

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(phenelzine sulfate), Parnate

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(tranylcypromine sulfate) and Emsam

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(selegiline transdermalsystem).•have an eye problem called narrow angle glaucoma•are allergic to anything in STRATTERA. See the end of this Medication Guide for a completelist of ingredients.•have or have had a rare tumor called pheochromocytoma.

STRATTERA may not be right for you or your child. Before starting STRATTERA tell your doctor or your child’s doctor about all health conditions (or a family history of) including:

•have or had suicide thoughts or actions•heart problems, heart defects, irregular heart beat, high blood pressure, or low blood pressure•mental problems, psychosis, mania, bipolar illness, or depression•liver problemsTell your doctor if you or your child is pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding.

Can STRATTERA be taken with other medicines?Tell your doctor about all the medicines that you or your child takes including prescriptionand nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.

STRATTERA and somemedicines may interact with each other and cause serious side effects. Your doctor will decidewhether STRATTERA can be taken with other medicines.

Especially tell your doctor if you or your child takes:

•asthma medicines•anti-depressionmedicines including MAOIs•blood pressure medicines•cold or allergy medicines that contain decongestantsKnow the medicines that you or your child takes. Keep a list of your medicines with you to showyour doctor and pharmacist.

Do not start any new medicine while taking STRATTERA without talking to your doctor first.How should STRATTERA be taken?

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Take STRATTERA exactly as prescribed. STRATTERA comes in different dose strengthcapsules.

Your doctor may adjust the dose until it is right for you or your child.•

Do not chew, crush, or open the capsules.

Swallow STRATTERA capsules whole withwater or other liquids. Tell your doctor if you or your child cannot swallow STRATTERA whole. A different medicine may need to be prescribed.•Avoid touching a broken STRATTERA capsule. Wash hands and surfaces that touched anopen STRATTERA capsule. If any of the powder gets in your eyes or your child’s eyes, rinsethem with water right away and call your doctor.